The Portland daily press., 1887-09-03
THE sAco ROBBERY.
A Search In the Vaults Results in
Finding Some Missing Bonds.
Judge Tapley Thinks Medically Can
be Arrested Anywhere.
But Nobody Can Yet Tell In What
Direction He Has Gone.

SAoo, Sept. 2.-Bankl Examiner Richards
commenced his duties bright and early this
morning, and assisted by clerk whom he
brought with him, spent the forenoon in
carefully examining the bonds Of all kinds
in the possession of the bank. with a view
to ascertaining if the losses of the institu-
tion are as reported. He found the facts
concerning the loss of the bonds just as
President Goodale had stated the day follow
ing the robbery, with one exception, which
is very important one in the banks favor.
After the hurried investigation of the presi-
dent and treasurer, on Tuesday, they report
ed that $91 900 in negotiable bonds, includ-
ing railroad, municipal and other securities
were missing; but today $1,000 in st. Louis
municipal bonds, which were thought to
have been lost were found among other Sc
curities. This discovery reduces the loss of
the institution to the total amount of $685.
900, OF which amount $1S5,000 is in United
States registered bonds, entirely worthless
to the defaulter.
"a AQuestion Of Law.
Judge Rufus P. Tapley was asked this
morning, if, in his opinion, MeNeally's Of
fence was one for which he could be extra
dited. Judge Tapley said, that without hav-
ing looked into the matter with any care, or
to any extent, he was of the opinion that
young McNeally could be taken wherever
found. He considers his crime larceny, on
the ground that Treasurer Kelly was the
rightful possessor of the stolen securities,
and that he had no more business with them
than any person in no wise connected with
the bank. Larceny Is an extraditable offence
and McNeally can be taken upon that charge
In contrasting the latter's crime with that of
Blackstone of Portland, he said that Black
counts upon paper and then taking up the
paper. The money he took was not what
came into his hands as cashier, but
had 1t been he could not have
been extradited upon the charge Of
under the head Of rightful possession of
property in contradistinction to larceny,
which falls under the head of wrongful pos
session. Being asked If, in case it could be
shown that McNeally stole the combination
could not, when found, be taken upon the
charge of breaking and entering, Judge
Tapley replied that he did not think such a
charge could be brought against him, and
that he could only be taken for larceny.
What The Brother Thinks.
Harry McNeally, the :elder brother of the
absconding clerk, returned from his trip to
Montreal on the early afternoon train from
the east today, his search having proved
fruitless. He was seen by reporter imme-
diately after his arrival, and stated that he
could find no trace of his brother. He spent
Wednesday night in searching the city of
Montreal, aided by detectives, but although
all the hotels, and in fact almost every place
that person would be likely to resort to,
was visited, no trace of Frank was found,
and no one answering his description was
reported to have been seen. Harry told the
reporter that it was his belief that Frank
was still in the States and had not gone to
Canada at all. He may be in Halifax, he
has gone to Manitoba. Moreover, l do not
believe he went east when he left Bidde-
ford Monday afternoon, but that he took
west bound train.
Not Likely Story.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Sept. IA tall. well
dressed young woman, with face yelled, ar
rived in Buffalo ON a train from the East
Tuesday night aud left on the Michigan Cen
trail for Canada. While at the depot she at
tracted good deal of attention by smoking
pipe. The person is believed to have been
a man in disguise and it is now thought by
some to have been the missing bank robber,
McNeally, of Saco.
MONTREAL, Sept. 2.-Boston dectives are
here looking for Frank McNeally, clerk in
the Saco Savings Institution.
Hon. Fred Richards. the bank examiner,
win make a thorough examination Of the
Saco and Biddeford Savings Institution. He
thinks that McNeally took the bonds in Au-
gust and the reason why he took the register
ed bonds was because he took whatever
first. He thinks McNeally will be secured
within few days. One lady called at the
bank and asked if her deposit book could be
verified for all the money she had in the
world was in the bank. The book was COM
pared with the bank accounts and found all